Earring safety guard



March 9,1926. 1,576,372

' E. J. SHEA EARRING SAFET Y GUARD Filed Oct. 25, 1924 I N VEN TOR.

Patented Mart 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES, PATENT oFslci-z;

EDWARD J, SHEA, or BROOKLYN, New Yonx.

EARRING SAFETY GUAR Applicatiqn filed October 25 1924. 4 Serial No. 745,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. SHEA, a citizen of the United States, residing at 322 Carlton Avenue, borough of Brooklyn,

5 in,the c ounty of Kings, city and- State of New York, have-invented a new and useful ing is a specification, I The invention relates to improvements in a safety earring guard made froni' metal or fibre; the object of the improvementis to support an earring while hung in the lobe V i of the ear where theear hasbeen pierced for that purpose. and also to support earrings applied by the use of'a fastener which in the accompanying draw'ing, in which Figure-1, is a side view of the guard; Figure 2, 1s a View of the baclfedge of the guard.

The hook or hanger A. acts as a'supa port when placed behind thebaok and over t-he top ofthe ear; sustains the strain or an weight of the earring, holds it in position prevents. it fromdroppingand guards'it against loss. 1

The thumb piece B, is for them ipose of placing-the guard in position when attached ,0r un-att-ached to the earring and-prevents it from turning while hung. "y

The spring hook has a. flatsurface on both Earring Safety Guard, of which the follow,

stability to-the article whern a'pplied.

.sides and fits against the lobe oi the ear, supports the Wire or bar of the earring.v which passes through it; with the'slightest screwhpressurethe earring is held in place" without stopping the circulation of the blood.

' The hook C terminates .in a ball E which will be disposed between the lobe of the car; and the head at'the juncture between the V, lobe of the ear and the head andiwill' prcvent the guard from riding up, the'lobe of the ear being brought against the flat. portions of the hookC when the earring is ap- I plied. I I claim:- N

. 1. Anarticle of the class described, comprising' a hanger 'for suspending the article from an ear, and a hook substantiallyliat' to provide Y comparatively wide portions which lie againstthe lobe of the ear, the

hook-being in-the plane ofthe hangel and 1 servlng for receiving-a portion of ,an earring to support the earring. 1

2.An. article of the 1 class\ 'clescribedformed;.fr0m a single piece of materiakto provide a hanger 'for suspending the article from an car, a' hook substantially fiat to providecomparativelywide portions which i will lie against the lobe of the ear, the hook" further serving for receiving a portion of an'earring to support the earring, andi a conipar-ativelywide grasping portion in the plane ofthe hanger tofaeilita te the appli: 9 cation of the article to the eanand to give llDVVARl) d. SHEA] 

